2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster

Derrick Tuskan/Big West
Robert Huskey
Robert Huskey

Mike Mkrtchian

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Reseda, Calif.

Biography

2021-22 (Senior)
• Ranked second on the team with 15 overall singles victories
• Went 12-8 in dual matches and 7-1 against Big West opponents
• Won his first two conference decisions, taking down UC San Diego’s Charles Qian and Gary Vardanyan of No. 61 Cal Poly
• Also closed out the regular season with victories against UC Davis and 72nd-ranked Hawai’i
• Won all three of his Big West Tournament matches at the fourth position to help the Anteaters claim the conference title
• Delivered the match-clinching point in the quarterfinals with a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 comeback victory over UC Davis’ Andras Necz
• Trailed 5-2 in the second set but won a deuce point to save match point at 5-2 and 5-3
• Picked up straight-set wins at No. 6 in three consecutive road matches - at Pacific, No. 72 San Francisco and Santa Clara
• Earned his first dual-match victory of the season against David Woodland of USF on Feb. 6
• Won his first-round match at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, defeating UCSB’s Jonathan Zhang, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Finished with a 6-5 overall doubles record (3-1 dual matches)
• Received ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic distinction

2020-21 (Junior)
• Tied for the team lead with nine singles victories while playing at Nos. 4-6
• Closed out the regular season with seven-straight wins, and finished Big West play with a 6-0 record
• Delivered the final point in a 4-0 triumph at San Diego State with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 5
• Opened conference play with a three-set win over Cal Poly’s Fernando Fonseca
• Also upended Kai Brady of UC Santa Barbara, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 in his first match at the fourth position
• That clinched UCI’s first team win over the Gauchos since 2015
• Picked up straight-set victories against UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Davis
• Garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete distinction and Big West All-Academic honors

2019-20 (Sophomore)
• Tied for second on the team with 10 overall singles victories
• Picked up two dual-match wins on court six, defeating Andy Watterson of Saint Mary’s and Alec Wong of Sonoma State
• Went 3-1 at the Aztec Fall Invitational to claim the State Flight consolation title
• Defeated Fraser Leslie of UC San Diego, 6-4, 6-2, in the final match of the back draw
• Won both of his singles matches at the LMU Fall Invitational, upending Utah’s Rafael Grovas and Rian Ta in straight sets
• Finished with three doubles victories during the fall season
• Advanced to the Round of 16 with Matthew Sah at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship
• Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors and named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team

2018-19 (Freshman)
• Finished the season with a 6-3 overall singles record
• Went 2-0 in dual matches and 1-0 in conference play
• Delivered the match-clinching point at Hawai'i with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win at No. 6

High School
• Attended Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies in Tarzana, Calif.
• Named an Esmark High School All-American as a senior
• Played in the No. 1 spot in singles and went undefeated in dual singles play 
• Ranked among the top-five in the Southern California sectional rankings and top 75 in the national rankings 
• CIF City Section Individuals singles finalist 
• Southern California Sectionals doubles finalist 
• Claimed third place in doubles and was sixth in singles at USTA Nationals 
• Singles finalist at J.P. Yamasaki and Los Caballeros designated tournaments 
• Received scholar-athlete and honor roll recognitions 

Personal 
• Majoring in business economics with a minor in accounting
• Older brothers, Ken and Dennis, played tennis at George Washington and UCLA, respectively 


CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 40-26
Dual-Match Singles: 25-14
Overall Doubles: 9-11
Dual-Match Doubles: 3-1

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2020-21Junior

    6'1"
  • 2021-22Senior

    6'1"